EUR/USD is trading at 1.1849/1.18508

You decide to buy €100,000 because you think the price of EUR/USD will go up. EUR/USD has a margin rate of 3.3%, which means you have to deposit 3.3% of the total position value as initial margin.

Therefore, in this example your initial margin will be €3,946.36 [3.33% × (100,000 × 1.18508)].

The platform will automatically convert the initial margin amount into your account currency at the prevailing GLOBEX conversion rate.

Your prediction was correct, and the price rises to 1.18824/1.18840.
You decide to close your long trade by selling at 1.18824 (the current sell price).
The price has moved 31.6 points (1.18824 – 1.18508) in your favour.
Your profit is €316.

Unfortunately, your prediction was wrong and the price drops to 1.18391/1.18370.
You decide to close your long trade by selling at 1.18391 (the current sell price).
The price has moved –11.7 points (1.18391 – 1.18508) against you.
Your loss is –€117.

EUR/GBP is trading at 0.86157/0.86184

You decide to sell €100,000 because you think the price of EUR/GBP will go down. EUR/GBP has a margin rate of 3.3%, which means you have to deposit 3.3% of the total position value as initial margin.

Therefore, in this example your initial margin will be €2,846.89 [3.33% × (100,000 × 0.86157)].

The platform will automatically convert the initial margin amount into your account currency at the prevailing GLOBEX conversion rate.

Your prediction was correct, and the price drops to 0.86030/0.86057.
You decide to close your short trade by selling at 0.86057 (the current buy price).
The price has moved 10 points (0.86157 – 0.86057) in your favour.
Your profit is £100.

Unfortunately, your prediction was wrong and the price rises to 0.86230/0.86257.
You decide to close your short trade by selling at 0.86257 (the current buy price).
The price has moved 10 points (0.86157 – 0.86257) against you.
Your loss is –£100.

In this CFD example, AAPL is trading at a sell/buy price of 122.52/122.67.
Assume you want to buy 100 Shares (1 CFD = 100 shares) because you think the price will go up.
AAPL has a margin rate of 5%, which means you have to deposit 20% of the position’s value as initial margin.
In this example, your CFD initial margin will be $2,453.40 (20% × [100 units × 122.67 buy price]).
The platform will automatically convert the initial margin amount into your account currency at the prevailing GLOBEX conversion rate.

Your prediction was correct, and the price rises to 129.52/129.67.
You decide to close your long trade by selling at 129.52 (the current sell price).
The price has moved 6.85 points (129.52 – 122.67) in your favour. Multiply this by the size of your positions (100 shares) to calculate your gross profit, which is $685.
Commissions on CFD Trades – The Commission for each CFD can be viewed on the Trading Platform.
In this instance, the Commission Fee is $20 per lot.
Therefore, your total profit on AAPL is your gross profit minus total commissions.
$685 – $20 = $665 net profit

Unfortunately, your prediction was wrong and the price drops to 117.52/117.67.
You decide to close your long trade by selling at 117.52 (the current sell price).
The price has moved –5.15 points (122.67 – 117.52) against you. Multiply this by the size of your positions (100 shares) to calculate your loss, which is $520.
Commissions on CFD Trades – The Commission for each CFD can be viewed on the Trading Platform. In this instance, the Commission Fee is $20 per lot.
Therefore, your total loss on AAPL is your gross loss plus total commissions.
$520 + $20 = $540 net loss

In this CFD example, AAPL is trading at a sell/buy price of 122.52/122.67.
Assume you want to sell 100 Shares (1 CFD = 100 shares) because you think the price will go down.
AAPL has a margin rate of 5%, which means you have to deposit 20% of the position’s value as initial margin.
In this example, your CFD initial margin will be $2,453.40 (20% × [100 units × 122.52 sell price]).
The platform will automatically convert the initial margin amount into your account currency at the prevailing GLOBEX conversion rate.

Your prediction was correct, and the price falls to 114.52/114.67.
You decide to close your short trade by buying back at 114.67 (the current buy price).
The price has moved 7.85 points (122.52 – 114.67) in your favour.
Multiply this by the size of your positions (100 shares) to calculate your gross profit, which is $785.
Commissions on CFD Trades – The Commission for each CFD can be viewed on the Trading Platform.
In this instance, the Commission Fee is $20 per lot.
Therefore, your total profit on AAPL is your gross profit minus total commissions.
$785 – $20 = $765 net profit

Unfortunately, your prediction was wrong and the price rises to 130.52/130.67.
You decide to close your short trade by selling at 130.67 (the current buy price).
The price has moved 8.15 points (130.67 – 122.52) against you. Multiply this by the size of your positions (100 shares) to calculate your loss, which is $815.
Commissions on CFD Trades – The Commission for each CFD can be viewed on the Trading Platform. In this instance, the Commission Fee is $20 per lot.
Therefore, your total loss on AAPL is your gross loss plus total commissions.
$815 + $20 = $835 net loss